TIME article - does anyone read

Just had to throw this out - flame bait, if you will. Time magazine ran an essay on Seinfeld this week, comparing the "i love myself" mentality to the "find the perfect mate" mentality of the 50s style Ozzy and Hariette (sp?) sitcom. After I read it I tuned into this group, which I sometimes look in on, and expected to find post after post defending a) Jerry's lifestyle b) Jerry's show c) Jerry's lack of a significant other and condeming a) Ozzy and Hariette b) the author of the Time essay. What I found was NOT ONE SINGLE reference to the article. It made me wonder if anyone had seen it, if anyone cared, or if the most significant topic of discussion here, instead, is whether George has taken his shirt of three or 33 times. I KNOW it's just a TV show. I KNOW it's fun to observe the trivialities (I mean, Seinfeld is nothing if not trivial), but are we here all so wrapped up in the color of cereal boxes on Jerry's shelves that we are oblivious to the outside world?

Karen

Karen,

Maybe the particular subject of the TIME article was not addressed, but there have been several post threads regarding the self indulgence of the main Seinfeld characters and how their behavior is a commentary on the overall gross attitudes of the Baby Boomer generation (Friends covers the Generation X attitudes).

This topic was most often discussed in regard to the blase reaction given by Jerry, Elaine and Kramer in regard to the passing of Susan as well as the callous reaction by George (trying to set up a date with Marisa Tomei right after the funeral.)

I'm not sure what you asking. If you're asking if we read, yes, I read about a couple books a month and some magazines. I don't ever read Time. If you're asking if we would have enjoyed discussing said article, yes, I would prefer that to how many times George took his shirt off (which I just deleted out anyway). If you're asking if we have a life outside of Seinfeld and/or the Internet, I would say yes - in addition to working as a schoolteacher, I teach aerobics, take graduate classes, and like to listen to certain kinds of talk radio.

Hope this addresses your thoughts, Jen

Karen Brown wrote:

I agree with you. I can't believe no one has talked about it either. See, either the people on here have this paranioa about anything that is posted that wavers from the subject of Seinfeld or they don't read.

Justin Tribble

Or maybe some of us just don't subscribe to "Time", or think it is such a particularly good magazine to bother to read.

On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, Robert DeMarco wrote:

OK, fair enough. But if I was as much a fan as this group would indicate, and I heard about an article that devoted a full page to my favorite show or actor, I might make an effort to get to it and read it, instead of tarnishing the publication. Geesh. Karen

Karen Brown wrote:

Karen, First of all, I did not write the first pargraph as you claimed I did. If you were a fan of the newsgroup, you would learn just who wrote what. The second paragraph is mine. That is just my opinion. Didn't think I was trashing it, just said my opinion of the magazine.......Geesh

Bob

Mikey Miyagi wrote:

Hey Abdul....... Just because you have the hots for somebody who turns you on by her post doesn't mean you have to insult another guy who disagrees with her to impress her, Get a life, you SHALLOW loser, and stop basing your entire life on Seinfeld episodes. Use that remote control once in a while and turn on the Psychology Channel, because you need some help, my out of touch friend..

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Or maybe some of us just don't read TIME because we don't appreciate the extreme liberal bias found in virtually all of their articles.

On Sat, 26 Oct 1996, Beddingfield wrote:

Well see, now THERE'S comment. That's something that could inspire further discussion, like "I disagree with the TIME article because of their extreme liberal bias" (I tend to agree, BTW, also if I might add they're pro-U.S. to the point of ignorance on some other countries.) Although I think the criticism would have been stronger if offered AFTER reading the artricle.

tee hee Karen

Could someone please tell me the date/issue in which this article appeared? Thanks.

On Thu, 24 Oct 1996, Justin Tribble wrote:

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topic of Seinfeld because it was all about Seinfeld. What do we think? Do we believe he represents a changing in social thinking - is he really as shallow as this guy from Time woud have us believe, or were the 50's sitcoms just drivell? Any anyway, does art represent life, or is Jerry Seinfeld so far from the real world that THAT's what makes the show entertaining?

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I think the "Seinfeld" is just a funny TV show, and big-shot magazines like "Time" get too uptight and make a federal case out of everything. Have they ever heard of jokes??

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Because the Challenger explosion was real. Susan's death, and the other things that happen on Seinfeld, aren't. Good point, tho.

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The thing to remember is comedy is about context. Taking real life diasters and making jokes is different to killing a completely fictional person. All death is not the same, and it's myopic to assume death is death is death.

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No, I just prefer U.S. News & World Report to TIME, that's all. ;-)